HCCA Conference Slides and Recordings

  1. Compliance in Coverage: Understanding Medicare Advantage Rules and Restrictions

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | November 28, 2023 

    • Understand the Medicare Advantage regulatory requirements in place today

    • Identify key areas where CMS's 2024 Final Rule for Medicare Advantage plans clarified existing policies

    • Identify key areas where CMS's 2024 Final Rule for Medicare Advantage plans added new criteria to take effect January 1

    • Discuss the practical application of the rules, where they arise in healthcare workflows today

    • Discuss strategies for resolution of potential violations of the rule

  2. How to successfully launch compliance in a small organization

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | November 16, 2023 

    • Learn where you can start with an example of a year one compliance plan

    • Understand how culture and leadership can motivate employees to want to be a part of compliance

    • Obtain low cost and free tools and resources used to promote compliance

  3. Research Year in Review - Virtual Research Conference 11/9/23

    2023 HCCA Virtual Research Compliance Conference  | November 09, 2023 

    • Relevant new laws, regulations, and guidance from federal and state government agencies on the conduct of research

    • New OIG Workplan and its research initiatives as well as key enforcement initiatives and settlements related to research

    • Novel approaches to addressing these new government initiatives within research compliance programs

  4. Compliance with Psychedelics and Emerging Therapies

    2023 HCCA Virtual Research Compliance Conference  | November 09, 2023 

    • Discussion of emerging therapies including clinical trials and the future of psychotherapy

    • Discussion of steps that can be taken to mitigate risk and increase protective factors for the subjects

    • Review of integration techniques, resources, legal and ethical issues with these emerging therapies

  5. Why DEI Initiatives in Research are Not Working: Time for a Deeper Dive!

    2023 HCCA Virtual Research Compliance Conference  | November 09, 2023 

    • Define current and recent trends in DEI in research and associated precipitating influences

    • Dispel myths and address barriers to DEI initiatives leading to concrete gains

    • Transfer the overwhelming energy on identifying problems to generating solutions

  6. Enforcement Issues in Drug and Device Research

    2023 HCCA Virtual Research Compliance Conference  | November 09, 2023 

    • Overview of research misconduct in drug and device development

    • Discussion of federal enforcement efforts

    • Best practices for ensuring research integrity and compliance

  7. Research Security Updates

    2023 HCCA Virtual Research Compliance Conference  | November 09, 2023 

    • Status of research security program standards and disclosure requirements

    • How are funding agencies reviewing and using information that is disclosed?

    • Steps institutions should be taking to develop compliance strategies

  8. Compliance Considerations for Decentralized Clinical Trials

    2023 HCCA Virtual Research Compliance Conference  | November 09, 2023 

    • Ethics and equity

    • Technology adoption and implementation

    • Control design for decentralization

  9. 2023 How to Develop an Effective Risk Management Program

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | November 02, 2023 

    • How can one identify your org risk areas

    • Once identified, how to safeguard those risks

    • How to continuously monitor the risk areas

  10. The Anatomy and Pathology of the Deal - a Post Mortem Analysis

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | October 31, 2023 

  11. FTC Health Privacy Update

    2023 HCCA Healthcare Privacy Compliance Conference  | October 30, 2023 

  12. Ensuring Correct Billing and Coding for Provider Based Departments

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | October 30, 2023 

    • Review regulatory guidelines that guide and define Provider Based Departments

    • Discuss the key steps in ensuring PBDs are set up correctly prior to providing services

    • Discuss ongoing internal audits to identify areas of risks and how to remediate areas of concern

  13. OCR HIPAA Enforcement Update

    2023 HCCA Healthcare Privacy Compliance Conference  | October 30, 2023 

    • Remarks from the Office for Civil Rights

    • Get the latest on OCR enforcement issues

    • Interview with the Deputy Director of Enforcement

  14. It's De-identified, or Is It?

    2023 HCCA Healthcare Privacy Compliance Conference  | October 30, 2023 

    • Explore the HIPAA Safe Harbor and Expert Determination Methods of de-identification

    • Compare and contrast HIPAA de-Identification with anonymization/pseudonymization under GDPR

    • Examine evolving technologies and methodologies used to match disparate data sets

  15. Network Vulnerabilities: Tips for Understanding and Assessing Vulnerabilities That Threat Actors Use to Compromise Your Electronic Data

    2023 HCCA Healthcare Privacy Compliance Conference  | October 30, 2023 

    • A non-technical overview of the types of audits and assessments that can be done to identify vulnerabilities that threat actors use to gain access to your data

    • Understanding where PHI/PII is located on your system, who has access to the data, how the data is protected and who is access tested/monitored

    • Overview of some methods to test your systems, including tabletop exercises and purple team ad threat simulation exercises

  16. Trends and Emerging Issues in Healthcare Privacy

    2023 HCCA Healthcare Privacy Compliance Conference  | October 30, 2023 

    • Overview of the federal and state privacy law landscape

    • Discuss recent enforcement activity

    • Explore risks associated with emerging technology trends

  17. The Compliance Committee: How to Change It from Just Another Meeting to a Vital Component of Your Compliance Program

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | October 26, 2023 

    • Understanding the purpose and benefit of the management compliance committee in supporting an organization's compliance program

    • Providing guidance on the structure and composition of the committee

    • Discussing how to keep committee members meaningfully engaged in supporting the committee's objectives and goals

    • Recognizing expectations of regulators with respect to the management compliance committee

    • Understanding the factors that lead to successful committee operations

  18. An Engaging Compliance Program on a Budget: It's Possible!

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | October 25, 2023 

    • Identify common barriers of engagement in a compliance program.

    • Explore budget-friendly solutions to engage the workforce.

    • Walk away with tangible cost-saving measures to apply to your compliance program

  19. Reducing Risk in a Risk Adjustment Model

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | October 24, 2023 

    • Review operational considerations and impact of risk adjustment coding

    • Examine most recent settlements

    • Discuss auditing and monitoring recommendations.

  20. OIG Update on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

    2023 HCCA Louisville Regional Healthcare Compliance  | October 20, 2023 

    • Learn about Kentucky's Rx Population Health Research

    • Understand how investigators help shape policy

    • Explore how to partner with law enforcement on prescribing concerns

  21. Compliance and Government Relations Working Together to Advocate for Rules You Can Live With

    2023 HCCA Louisville Regional Healthcare Compliance  | October 20, 2023 

    • Understand the relationship and common goals shared between a company's Compliance and Government Relations teams

    • Understand the importance of how partnering with Government Relations can be beneficial in tracking and influencing regulations and laws that impact your business

    • Understand how influence and proper government relations will produce regulations and laws that are a better fit for your company

    • Establishing and fostering relationships with industry/trade organizations, regulators and elected officials

  22. Avoiding and Working Through a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA)

    2023 HCCA Louisville Regional Healthcare Compliance  | October 20, 2023 

    • Recognize signs of a potential CIA

    • Identify strengths and weaknesses in your organization

    • Build relationships across your organization and departments

  23. Focus Areas of HHS OIG Enforcement

    2023 HCCA Louisville Regional Healthcare Compliance  | October 20, 2023 

    • Gain a better understanding of OI's role in HCF enforcement

    • Learn current fraud trends occurring locally and across the nation

    • Understand the general process from referral to case resolution

  24. Compliance Officer Roundtable - 2023 HCCA Louisville Regional Conference

    2023 HCCA Louisville Regional Healthcare Compliance  | October 20, 2023 

    • Provide a brief overview of facility/organizational structure

    • Identify recent and relevant compliance issues

    • Discuss lessons learned and practical tips

  25. Cybersecurity & Incident Response: 2023 Update on Best Practices for Detecting, Avoiding, Responding to a Cybersecurity Incident

    2023 HCCA Webinar  | October 18, 2023 

    • Overview of current US privacy/cybersecurity laws and regulation

    • Current cyber threats: overview of recent trends in cyberattacks and risk areas for healthcare providers

    • Incident Response: how to handle incident response, remediation and notification

    • Lessons learned from recent breaches and best practices